Well after asking for photographic evidence of the build (didn't take any - photos for posterity mean less build-time) and provide major receipts (sent 40 A4 sheets double-sided photocopies of all receipts) had a phone-call from Southampton asking if I could make next Tuesday! Bit too soon so it's going to be next Thursday.
Watch this space....
Cheers, Pewe

Its not a nice feeling lol...

Good luck

I was more excited than nervous. If you've booked it you must feel ready for it so look forward to it and think about how close you are to being OTR.

My test and re-test were at Southampton. I had a guy called Mark for both inspections and he was excellent. He took the time to explain what he was going to test and what he was looking for and was more than happy to answer any questions I had.

Best of luck

Thanks, guys.
In fact it was Mark who rang me - sounded like an OK bloke.
Cheers, Pewe

it will be ok...........

when did you send your Declaration off and what station? i sent my one on friday, bricking it! still got a fair bit to do on the car

had my appointment about an hours ago, test is same day as mine, good luck!

Dan, seems as if the holidays are reducing their work-load and I suspect the credit crunch means fewer goods vehicles being used/tested.
Mine actually went off last Thursday, letter on Frid asking for more details which went off the same day - so realistically about 10 working days currently for Southampton.
BOL with yours, where is it?
Cheers, Pewe .

i did take a while to get the declaration sent off but yeah all in its about 10 days for them to process everything.

im at leighton buzzard.

Good luck Pewe, but it's not as bad as you might think. I was a bit nervous but I really enjoyed the day.